NVR Beeping

[greginese]

My NVR is beeping and it is set to overwrite
It says 0 free space
This is what is coming up
Does anyone know how to fix it

 

[paul@austins.tv]

Could be a hard drive error. Try to format the possible faulty hard drive or replace the 4TB.

 

[wittaj]

Yep the beep is a drive error.

 

[greginese]

How do I format the drive or what do I do

 

[wittaj]

From that screen or one or two around it should be a format option.

If not you may need to get into the NVR gui from a web browser to access the format option.

Or if the drive is old or not surveillance rated, you may need to simply replace it.

 

[greginese]

Shouldn't the drive overwrite itself as that's what I set it on
Or do I have to keep formatting everytime memory is full

 

[wittaj]

The reformat is a temp solution for a failing drive. You might get 3 days or 2 months out of it.

Or the firmware simply got wonky and quit writing over when the drive was full and reformatting it and rebooting the NVR will take care of it.

Time will tell when it fills up again which error it is.

 

[greginese]

I just updated the firmware...........

Is there a way to turn the alarm settings off so I don't get the beeping in the future
I can just get a popup saying the harddrive is full

 

[paul@austins.tv]

Locate the format option and give that a try. The beeping is a indicator that their is a possibility the hard drive if faulty. Format the hard drive as suggested or replacement is required. Once you have rectified the hard drive with format or replacement the beeping will be silenced.

 

[greginese]

This is the error message in the log

 

[bigredfish]

Your hard drive has failed or been disconnected - 99% chance

 

[looney2ns]

Replace the hard drive and the beeping will stop.

 

[greginese]

Replace the hard drive and the beeping will stop.

No idea how to replace it
Will formatting it fix it

 

[TonyR]

No idea how to replace it
Will formatting it fix it

Go ahead and format it, you have nothing to lose.

Replacing the HDD is a no-brainer.
Purchase survillance-rated HDD (like WD Purple) of size in TB that your NVR is compatible with.
Unplug NVR.
Open case cover, screws on side, maybe 2 at upper rear.
Unplug the data and power cables to the HDD.
Remove the screws holding the HDD to the case.
Swap the old HDD with the new and re-fasten with screw, re-install the data and power cables.
Replace cover.
Plug in NVR and power up.
Go to Settings => Maintenance or similar and format the HDD.